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incom16

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Thinking about the time when you were 16 years old, compared with American families in general then, would you say your family income was–far below average, below average, average, above average, or far above average? (PROBE: Just your best guess.)

Values

  • [1] far below average

  • [2] below average

  • [3] average

  • [4] above average

  • [5] far above average

  • [7] lived in institution

  • [NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024
Full1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for incom16.

Counts by year:

yearfar below averagebelow averageaverageabove averagefar above averagelived in institutiondon't knowno answeriapskipped on webTotal
1972111388906166202155--1613
197392313857192228155--1504
197410436778419325-83--1484
197510637078319620-78--1490
197610640376318821-144--1499
197712636978920327-133--1530
197812336182918222-132--1532
198011633975123019-112--1468
198217944094823338-184--1860
198312035482625325-174--1599
19841273467732056-79--1473
198510635877724134-126--1534
198610932973824531-153--1470
198716445488025644-138--1819
198811434974722923-145--1481
198913435079821623-133--1537
199012634265121622-123--1372
199112734873625229-1510--1517
199311639379525234-124--1606
199412031779824326-1621470-2992
200215143293334536-213844-2765
2004237637115137758-355312-2812
2006321754130347549-43471518-4510
200820350690733044-312--2023
201020655084335351-347--2044
201218152387530447-386--1974
2014271656111840356-304--2538
2016303794114650158-5312--2867
201824564199537150-388--2348
20214211013162567988-119-71164032
2022369936154354088-4013873544
2024356875141352667-429-213309
Total56901560729781959512031078420942234467146